#this fandom rocks so hard

[desertfangs]

The Armand/Daniel throwaway is insane because while I don’t see it as canon, (and I don’t think it’s meant to be taken as such), I do believe it makes their lore a lot richer and more poignant. Anne hit gold with them man, she really did. And in a way we’re pretty lucky. We got the best chapter OF ALL TIME written about them, followed by the weirdest, messiest breakup plans that never came to fruition, followed by a few one liners about them getting back together. Who knows what would’ve happened if she had decided to flesh out their story further and I’m scared to consider the possibilities. We know what we need to know and now the world is ours 😌

Yeah, it's not meant to be canon. Canon is anything published in the text itself. Anything else (notes, drafts) are things Anne chose not to include for whatever reason and while it can help us all inform the text if we so choose, she as a writer decided against using these in the final versions. It sure is fun though!!

AND YES IT IS INSANE!! Because even though I agree some of the dialogue does not sound like Daniel or anything he would say, their dynamic is there!! That is THEM. It's weird and it's messed up but you totally get shades of them in those notes and maybe a finished, polished version would have really done them justice. We will never know!

But you're right! We are so lucky. She really hit lightning in a bottle with Armand/Daniel. It's such a great story, they are such fascinating characters, and Devil's Minion is such a wild chapter. Their parts in QotD really tell us so much about them and how they interact and what they love about each other, even though it's so few pages.

It will always break my heart a little that Daniel was tossed aside in the final trilogy. I get that he wasn't really part of the story she was trying to tell, and that's why he gets a line here or there about being with Armand, but is otherwise not mentioned after Prince Lestat, but wow, I would have loved to see Daniel there to comfort Armand after Marius calls him a child or he bears his soul to Lestat, or any of that stuff. And of course I would have loved an actual reunion chapter beyond just "they're out hunting together." (Of course I think we got the same thing with Marius and Armand in the QotD... 😒😒)

But--and I've said this before--part of why I was scared to read the final books was a deep-seated fear that she was going to kill Daniel off. It felt like she had no use for him and I was terrified for his safety. So even though we only get a few lines about him being back with Armand, we know they've reconnected, and honestly, that's more than I had hoped for.

And the playground is ours now, absolutely! I've loved seeing how other people flesh out this stuff in fics and headcanons and art, and I love doing it myself. So while I regret the lack of Daniel in the rest of the series, there's so much potential for stories to tell, and this fandom has really stepped up to the plate on that score. 💖

[rocketqueen1989x]

SHUT UP LOOK AT HIM

[melmos-basement]

This is what I look like searching for content of my faves because God hates me and decided to make me like every irrelevant side character that appeared in one episode / chapter and has under 2 minutes of screentine.

[kulturegroupie]

New photos of Alison Krauss and Robert Plant holding hands during a performance at the 2023 Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana. April 28, 2023.

📸 Erika Goldring

[partywithoutsmiling]

I don't know why but for poppy and branch they think this rock beast situation is kinda like a punishment for either or both of them, for poppy is for not listening to branch and for branch for leaving poppy alone

We have to disagree on that.

Lot's of people thinks that Branch's and Poppy's relationship post True Colours was smooth sailing, filled with sparkles and rainbows- but we can see physical evidence that it probably wasn't.

And that's Branch's muted colours. As one who had experienced depression and has some traumas, I can tell you that experiencing emotions after you manage to crawl out of the numb pit is a roller coaster.

Branch most likely had his ups and downs; times where he slipped back into almost greyness, and was snappy, nasty and refused to socialize. There were most likely times where they argued, a lot, in the beginning, because you just don't go from deliberate asshole to a nice person- it just doesn't happen.

Similarly for Poppy, she has her own habits; ingrained responses to Branch's own acting out.

The difference here being, that Poppy- and the rest of the Tribe- knows now what it is to loose colours. And Branch now knows that his actions are not okay and he apologizes.

I can easily imagine them arguing a lot, but hardly ever about something close and personal; in World Tour, with their tempers and emotions running high, stressed from the situation around them, it's no wonder there was an eventual argument. But honestly? I believe if they were given more time, they would have got back to each other and talked it out.

The whole Rock Beast situation wouldn't feel like a punishment to them; rightfully, they would take it for what it is- needless cruelty from Barb's side.

Oh they feel guilty of course; Poppy for being stubborn and for Branch taking the hit meant to her, and Branch definitelly feels guilty for leaving her alone, But feeling guilty and feeling punished are two different things.

Their guilt mostly stems from both of them splitting apart and not communicating better, especially when they were hunted- and for hurting each other.

As it was Poppy who snapped the 'I don't even know why we are friends' line, intentionally wanting to cause hurt.

[wolfriver777]

God I can't get over how perfectly lacy by olivia rodrigo suits jiang cheng and wei wuxian so well? It literally drives me insane, the envy, the vague obsession, the homoroticism. I'd say the first chorus and second verse suit them most but the whole song works so well. Like jiang cheng singing the song and wei wuxian is lacy

Just God I don't know how to word it, the quiet caring, the obsession God that's all jiang cheng, and the slight sarcastic tone of "well, aren't you the greatest thing to ever exist" ain't that mummy and daddy issues jiang cheng projecting on wei wuxian just a teeny wee bit as a treat for me.

Just God, this song, as a whole, is for them.

[xxcherrycherixx]

PREPARE FOR THE HORRORS THIS NIGHT WILL KEEP REPEATING OVEE AND OVER UNTILL YOU MAKE IT TO THE ENDDD

[jj3628]

I actually made a short edit for the reunion between Casey Jr and Raph in the Cass Apocalyptic Series but it made me sob so hard I had to take a recovery lap around my house

[mrins4nity]

not to be problematic or anything but i deeply believe harry potter groups should be banned from the rpg general tags like have their own tag and be there doing whatever they want but far the fuck away from the rest of us.

[atomicradiogirl]

we as a society need to bring back gritty neonoir thrillers with banger rock songs in the end credits because i say so

song: anything by lambretta

movie: rancid (2004)

[regheart]

the thing that is annoying about fem sirius is the immediate association with being short and sensitive and dramatic and many other attributed gender stereotypes not femininity on itself and it seems like a lot of the discourse around it has circled back into let men be masculine which is not the point at all

[flamebearrel]

Sooo since niche media combos have once again filled my head today... what if the NKotR and friends had builds as Zombicide survivors?

To explain as survivors kill zombies they build Adrenaline Points (AP) that let them unlock more skills. These are split into 4 colors: blue is their starting skill, yellow always gives +1 action, and orange and red which you can only pick one each of at a time (example below)

Neil

+1 free Search Action

+1 Action

Lucky - Can reroll for any failed action

+1 to dice roll: Combat

Tactician - Can take turn at any order within the player phase

+1 die: Ranged

2 cocktails are better than 1 - After using up a Molotov (strongest weapon), can reroll for a chance at another one

Kevin

Sprint - Can move 2-3 zones with one move action

+1 Action

Search: 2 cards

Tough - Ignores the first wound received and friendly fire

Brother in Arms: +1 free Combat Action - When standing in the same zone as another survivor, both receive this effect

+1 to dice roll: Melee

Ambidextrous - Can dual-wield any weapon

Ryan

Steady hand - Ignore survivors of your choice when missing a ranged attack (friendly fire)

+1 Action

+1 die: Melee

+1 die: Ranged

Medic - At end of each turn, all survivors within the same zone heal one wound

+1 free Combat Action

Reaper: Combat - One successful attack per turn can take out two identical zombies

Mitch

Born leader - Can give another survivor an extra turn

+1 Action

+1 Damage: Ranged

Sidestep - Can move to an adjacent zone if a zombie spawns in close range

+1 free Move Action

Sniper - Freely chooses targets of each attack

+1 die: Ranged

Max

Starts with a Kukri

+1 Action

Break-in - Can open doors without equipment or making noise

+1 Damage: Melee

Escalation: Melee - More dice given for consecutive attacks

Is That All You’ve Got? - Discard an equipment to negate a wound

+1 free Combat Action

Wendy

Slippery - Can slip past a zombie-occupied zone without using extra move actions

+1 Action

+1 max Range

+1 free Search Action

+1 to dice roll: Ranged

Field medic - Can move up to a zone with a survivor and heal one wound (including self)

Low profile - Avoids all friendly fire

Spencer

Point-blank - Can perform ranged combat from within the same zone

+1 Action

Destiny - Can ignore a received equipment and redraw for another

+1 free Move Action

+1 to dice roll: Combat

Hold your nose - Free equipment draw after the first zombie in zone is killed

Matching set - Automatically receive both pieces of dual equipment together

Daxter

Starts with 2 AP

+1 Action

Free reload - No ammo needed for reloadable weapons

+1 free Combat Action

Webbing - All equipment can be held in hand, even those in the inventory

Regeneration - Fully restore own health after every turn

+1 Damage: Melee

Mitch's and Wendy's builds focus on ranged combat while Max is all melee, and the others fall somewhere in between. Ryan is set up so you can take him in either direction. Wendy and Kevin might also be good at covering a lot of ground to act as support

[rocketqueen1989x]

did you see it ? bcoz I certainly did 😏

[inthisvaleoftears]

levihan might be dying TO YOU. you won’t be able to pry them from my cold dead hands

[kulturegroupie]

December 4, 1980: Led Zeppelin disband

[belligerentbagel]

my chemical romance plays in twelve minutes 

adding my quiet contribution towards manifesting another Gender tonight